Mounting for ornamental articles



Sept. 19, 1933. F. M. KANE 927,038

MOUNTING FOR ORNAMENTAL ARTICLES Filed April 20, 1932 Patented Sept. 19,1933 g I v UNITED STATES PATENT.- OFFIQE 1,927,038 MOUNTING FoeORNAMENTAL ARTICLES Frank M. Kane, Providen'caRr I. 7 Application April20,1932. Serial No. 606374; 7 Claims; (o1. 41-10) This inventionrelatesto the manufacture of such as beads, pearls, ornamental brilliants andOrnamental articles such as pendants or the like thelike in clusterswhereby to provide pendants for use with chains,,necklaces, earrings,brooches or charmsfor suspension from chains, necklaces, and. otherarticles of jewelry or adornment.- a ings, p nd t like- Th Clusters mayj The invention is particularly concerned with have a general sphericalshape or be of tapering an improved method of fabricating articles ofthe contourin simulation of an article of nature such type specified bymounting pearls, beads, faceted as a bunch of grapes. ,The beads orother objects stones or brilliants and other similar objects in areusually fastened to a central wire or support groups or clusters.havingradial arms projecting therefrom and the One object of theinvention is to provide in an present improved mounting differs fromthis v article of the type specified a simple and inexpenpreviously usedform in that the beads or other sive mounting for drilled beads, pearlsor'faceted objects are strung ona wire or wires encircling brilliantswhereby to provide a pendant or ornaa central core or'former shaped tothe desired ment for application to articles of jewelry or for contourof the cluster. 1 ornamenting millinery. V Fig. 1 illustrates aplurality of objects such as Another object of the invention is toprovide a Sphe beadfi P s grouped on the p mounting for the beads orother objects which ent'improved mounting in the form of a cluster maybe readily assembled in permanent form simulating a bu ch o grapes andav g means without the use of solder or extraneous connectat a e a e asa pe da t to a Chain ing means. p .01" other support. Y

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide an 2 Sh W preferred fO 'OfOODStruOtion article of the type specified wherein the mechaniof themounting wherein is employed 'a central cal mounting means are concealedfrom View by 0 Gore 2 Which in the p e t ustrathe pearls, beads or thelike grouped in close tion of theinvention is pear-shaped or, more 1association. v properlyyhasthe contour of' a spinning top or .Anotherobject of the invention is to provide an p The former Core 2 y be 00article of'the type specified which is more ornastructed of any suitablematerial, preferably bemental and pleasing in appearance besides beinging molded from glass in order that it may not less liable todisintegration or distortion in use. show through the tlaIlSparentvht-184018 C ered Further objects of the improvement are set therearoundbut have reflecting properties for forth in. the :followingspecification which 'dethe surroundingobj AS illuStrated in scribes apreferred embodiment of the invention the core'2 has a spherical topanda conical botand one modification in the construction thereof tomp rterminating in a p nt e core 2 as illustrated by the accompanyingdrawing. In is drilled axially at 3 to receive a central rod or 351 thedrawing: 7 p wire 4 formed into a hook or ring 5 at its upper Fig. l isa View of the article constructed in the end for attachment to the chainor other article form of'a cluster of beads or pearls simulating thefrom which it is to be suspended. appearance of a bunch of grapes; Theaxial wire 4' is extended beyond'the lower Fig. 2 is an enlargedsectional view of the same point of the core 2 to adapt it to be impaledshowing the method of mounting the beads or through the axial bore of abead 6 or other simiornamental objects'in the cluster; larobject'forming the lowermost element in the Fig. 3 is a cross sectionalView of the same group orpcluster. The lower end of the wire 4 taken online 33 of Fig.2; is provided with a head or enlargement 8, or it Fig. 4is a'similar View showing a variation in may have applied thereto arelatively small bead 45 the form of the objects grouped in the clusterwhich serves asa means for holding the lower as consisting of facetedbrilliants; head 6 in place. The other ornamental objects Fig. 5 is aview similar to Fig. 1 showing a difsuch as brilliants or beads 10 areassembled ferent arrangement of the beads or pearls in the around thecentral core or former 2 by means of cluster; and wires strung'throughtheir axial bores. 50 Fig. 6 is a view showing the method of mount- Inthe embodiment of the invention shown in ing the b'eads'or pearls inaccordance with the Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the beads 10 are arranged inarrangement of the same illustrated in Fig. 5 of rows of diminishingnumber from top to bottom the drawing; of the core 2. That is to say,the beads or objects It is common in the jewelry and kindred arts 10 arestrung on wires 11in graduated number to mount spherical, globular andfaceted objects to form annular rows of the objects as illustrated mostclearly in Fig. 3. Starting at the bottom of the former 2 the first rowof objects 10 will have the least number, being arranged to closelysurround the projecting end of the wire 4 and resting on the lowermosthead 6. Another row of a greater number of beads strung on a wire 11 isarranged above the bottom row and so on with the uppermostrow having thelargest number of beads and surrounding that portion of the core 2 ofgreatest diameter. It will be under,- stood that the beads 10 are strungonto their wires 11 before being assembled around the core 2, the endsof the wire in each ring being twisted together or otherwise fastened asindicated at 12 in Fig. 3.

To provide a finish forgthe top of the article or pendant a metal plateor ornamental device 13, shaped to concavo-convex form, is placed acrossthe top of the core 2 to extend outwardly therebeyond above theuppermost row of beads 10. The plate or cap 13 is herein shown as beingformed to simulate a spray of leaves radiating from the center of thecluster, but it is to be understood that the cap may be given any otherornamental configuration or design as desired. The plate orcap 13 isheld in place against the top of the core 2 by inserting the axial wire4 through a central hole therein before the end of the wire is bent intothe hook or ring 5. With the beads strung on their circular wires 11 andassembled in close association about the central core 2 the forming ofthe hook or ring5 serves to connect all the parts together in asubstantially integral structure.

It will be observed that the present improved mounting provides forgrouping the ornamental objects together Without cementing the beads orbrililants to wires or the like and also without the use of solder orother extraneous means for joining the parts of the mounting. It is tobe further noted that the present mounting provides for assembling thebeads or other ornamental objects in a cluster with very little handWork and withoutrequiring especial skill or ,expertness on the part ofthe workman. Thus, the invention provides for more rapid and economicalfabrication of the pendant or ornament from conventional types of beadsor other like objects whereby to reduce the cost of manufacture of thearticle in quantity.

Fig. 4 illustrates a ring or circlet of polygonally-shaped or facetedbrilliants 15 strung on a supporting wire 11 surrounding the core 2, itbeing understood. that the whole series grouped around the core maybemade of this shape and, likewise, other objects of different shapes andforms may be used in similar arrangement.

Fig. 5 of the drawing illustrates a modified form of construction of themounting for the beads, brilliants or other ornamental objects. In thisembodiment of the invention all of the beads 16 with the exception ofthe lowermost one 17 are strung on a continuous wire 18 which is coiledabout the central core 2 in a spiral or helix. The spiral wire 13 isshown in expanded condition in Fig. 6, while Fig. 5 illustrates thecompleted article with the beads compacted in close association. Whilewith this form of construction the beads assume a more or less spiralarrangement around the central core 2, the general appearance of thependant is practically the same as that first described as will beapparent from a coinparison of Fig. 5 with Fig. 1. In the last describedembodiment of the invention the lower end of the wire 18.may be securedon itself or to the axial wire 2 and the opposite end attached in anysuitable manner to another'portion of the wire.

It will be observed from the foregoing that the present inventionprovides a particularly simple and ingenious means for assembling aplurality of ornamental objects such as beads or brilliants in a groupor cluster while securing the same in place without danger ofdisplacement thereof or disintegration of the whole. The improvedmounting for the clustered objects lends itself to economicalmanufacture, being constructed principally of wire stock withoutpreforming in tools or dies and being assembled by hand operationsrequiring little skill or expertness on the part of the workman.

While I have herein described and illustrated a preferred form ofconstruction of the mounting the desired contour of the article, andornamental objects strung on wire encircling the core in a plurality ofloops to hold the objects in close association therewith. V

2. An article of the type specified comprising a central core, and aplurality of ornamental objects in the form of beads strung on wireencircling the core in a plurality of coils and held at the end to groupthe objects in close association in the form of a cluster.

3. A pendant in the form of a cluster of ornamental objects comprising acentral core shaped to the desired contour of the cluster, and series ofornamental objects in the nature of beads strung on wire encircling thecore. in a series of coils to hold the objects in contiguous relation toits sides and grouped thereabout in abutting relation to each other. a

a. An article of the type specified comprising a central core ofpredetermined form, an axially arranged wire projecting from one end ofthe core, an object in the nature of a bead strung on the projecting endof the wire, and a series of rows of like objects strung on wireencircling the core in a plurality of coils to hold theob jects in closeassociation and contiguous to its sides. I v r I r 5. An article of thetype specified comprising a generally spherical core, a wire extendingaxially through said core, an ornamental object in the form of a beadheld on the lower extremity of the axial wire, and rows of similarobjects strung on a wire which encircles the central core in a pluralityof coils to secure the objects in close association contiguous to thesides of the core in the form of a cluster.

6. An article of the type specified comprising the ornaments in abuttingrelation to its sides and in contiguous relation to each other, and acap surmounting the top of the core and extending laterally therefrom tooverlie the uppermost row of ornaments assembled thereon.

FRANK M. KANE.

